§ 23-18. Mandatory relocation of facilities.

(a) Director may order relocation.

The Director may:

(1) order facilities to be removed from above the streets and placed underground in the conduit system in accordance with Chapter 200, Laws of Maryland 1892;

(2) order facilities to be moved from one underground conduit location to another; and

(3) use methods that, in the judgment of the Director, are necessary to protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the City.

(b) Compliance required.

The person responsible for the facilities shall comply with a relocation order issued under this section within 150 days of the order.

(c) Relocation by Department.

If the facilities are not relocated within 6 months of the order:

(1) the Department may relocate the facilities and remove any poles remaining above the streets; and

(2) the person responsible for the facilities is liable to the Department for all expenses of the relocation and of the removal of poles remaining above the streets.